Mariah Woelfel
@MariahWoelfel
City government and politics reporter @WBEZ, Chicago's NPR station. You can reach me at [email protected].
DEVELOPING: Indicted ex-Chicago Ald. Carrie Austin found medically unfit for trial: chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corrup…
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Absolutely wonderful job on this fascinating history of the Chicago mayoral veto by @MariahWoelfel of @WBEZ. Bravo. Read it. chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025…
Chicago Police say an ICE worker’s 911 call prompted them to patrol a June 4 protest against a raid. Inspector General Deborah Witzburg told the City Council Tuesday that she’ll investigate the police department's response if no one else will. chicago.suntimes.com/2025/07/01/chi…
Alden and management have given no meaningful answers on what is happening or why. They've rejected every attempt to make a buyout better. The confusion they are creating hurts people. We deserve better, and our readers deserve better. We'll keep fighting for it.
With a buyout window opening this week, our newsroom's managers are nowhere to be seen and haven't directly communicated a word. Our members have a lot of questions, and we won't accept this treatment from our leaders. @SCMitchP and @pjurik need to say something.
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🇺🇸 Mayor's 'Snap' Decision ▫City Council approves snap curfew aimed at ‘teen takeovers,’ but mayor says he'll veto it ▫@MariahWoelfel ▫is.gd/G0kMx5 #frontpagestoday #USA @Suntimes 🇺🇸
BREAKING: Mayor Brandon Johnson says he WILL issue the first veto by a Chicago mayor since 2006 to kill the controversial curfew proposal passed by a vote of 27 to 22 today in City Council. Council proponents would need to increase their vote count to 34 to override that move.
Snap, crackle — passed. "City Council approves snap curfew aimed at ‘teen takeovers.'" @MariahWoelfel reports. chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/…
This may set Mayor Brandon Johnson to issue the first mayoral veto in Chicago since 2006, after council approved the 'snap' curfew proposal by a 27-22 vote -- not the supermajority needed to override such a move. chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/…
